Hammond, IN Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

125 requires a fence building permit before installing or building any fence in the City of Hammond, Indiana, and the duty falls on whoever does the work, contractor or homeowner alike. 20-per-foot rate on the overage. The section also puts the property-line burden on the installer directly: it is the fence installer's responsibility to verify that the fence's location is actually within the property line before building it, not the city's job to catch a boundary mistake after the fact. 126 sorts every fence into one of six classes that later sections use to set height and material limits: Class A ornamental iron, Class B woven wire (chain link), Class C wood picket (more than 50% open), Class D solid wood fences (less than 50% open), Class E hedges, and Class F decorative block. 128, so the permit application effectively locks in the fence's classification along with its footage-based fee.